Tie holder



Feb. 18, 1936. R, WOLFE 2,030,905

TIE HOLDER Original Filed Aug. 15, 1954 Inventor flay/72072 d/yfiZfa,

Patented Feb. 18, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Application August 13, 1934, Serial No. 739,681 Renewed'January 8, 1936 2 Claims.

This invention relates to tie holders and has as its object the provision of an economical device of this character which can be made and sold as a part of a garment as, for example, a man's shirt.

In accordance with the present invention, a

fabric tie holder is provided and associated with the shirt in such a manner as to-be readily used for securing the tie in proper position, and which, when not in use, can be easily concealed from View without wholly detaching the tie holder from the shirt.

The invention, together with its objects and I advantages, will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating the application of the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, it will be seen that 5 indicates generally a portion of a shirt front,while 6 indicates generally a portion of a scarf end of a necktie of the four-in-hand type.

In accordance with the present invention, the tie holder indicated by the reference numeral 7 is formed from a single length of fabric prefer- .ably of the same fabricfrom which the shirt 5 is made, and at one end the tie holding strip 7 is passed inwardly of the shirt front through an opening 8 provided in said shirt front, and at the inner side of the shirt is positively secured to the shirt by stitching or in any other suitable manner indicated generally at 9.

In actual practice, the tie holding strip i is adapted to extend across the front of the shirt and over the scarf end 6 of the tie in the manner clearly shown in the drawing and the shirt front 5, together with the free end of the tie retaining strip are provided .with inter-engaging means such as the elements of a separable fastener as indicated generally at It) for releasably securing the free end of the strip i to the shirt in a manner to hold the tie scarf end flat against the shirt 5 front.

When it is not desired to use the strip 3, the same may be drawn inwardly of the shirt through the opening 8 so as to be readily concealed from view.

It will be understood that the tie retaining strip may be laundered with the shirt 5, can be economically made and attached to the shirt, and will otherwise completely and eificiently serve the purpose intended. 15

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with a shirt front having an opening therein, a tie retaining strip having an end extending through said opening to the inner side of the shirt and secured to the shirt 0 at said inner side, said strip adapted to be disposed across the shirt front for retaining a tie scarf end between the strip and the shirt front, and inter-engaging means on the shirt front and on the free end of the strip for releasably retain- 25 ing the strip in tie retaining position.

2. A shirt characterized by an opening at one side of the front, a tie retaining strip of substantially the same fabric as the shirt having an end extending through said opening to the inner 3 side of the shirt and permanently stitched to said shirt at said end, said tie retaining strip being adapted to extend across the shirt front to the opposite side of said front and co'operable separable fastening means on the last named side of the shirt front at the outer side of the shirt and on the inner side of said retaining strip at the free end thereof for releasably securing said strip in position across the shirt front.

RAYMOND M WOLFE. 

